Elections in Morocco
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Elections in Morocco are held on a national level for the legislature
Legislature
A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...

. Parliament
Parliament of Morocco
The Parliament of Morocco is located in Rabat, the capital of Morocco.- Composition :Since 1996, the national legislature has become bicameral and has therefore two parliamentary chambers:...

 has two chambers
Bicameralism
In the government, bicameralism is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers. Thus, a bicameral parliament or bicameral legislature is a legislature which consists of two chambers or houses....

. The Assembly of Representatives of Morocco
Assembly of Representatives of Morocco
The Moroccan Parliament has two chambers. The Assembly of Representatives has 325 members elected for a five year term, 295 elected in multi-seat constituencies and 30 in national lists consisting only of women. The other chamber is the Assembly of Councillors.-See also:* Assembly of Councillors*...

(Majlis al-Nuwab/Assemblée des Répresentants) has 325 members elected for a five year term, 295 elected in multi-seat constituencies and 30 in national lists consisting only of women. The Assembly of Councillors
Assembly of Councillors
The Assembly of Councillors is the upper house of the Parliament of Morocco and has 270 members, elected for a nine year term, elected by local councils , professional chambers and wage-earners ....

(Majlis al-Mustasharin) has 270 members, elected for a nine year term, elected by local councils (162 seats), professional chambers (91 seats) and wage-earners (27 seats).

Morocco has had a multi-party system since independence in 1956, with numerous parties
Political Parties
Political Parties: A Sociological Study of the Oligarchical Tendencies of Modern Democracy is a book by sociologist Robert Michels, published in 1911 , and first introducing the concept of iron law of oligarchy...

 in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties
Political Parties
Political Parties: A Sociological Study of the Oligarchical Tendencies of Modern Democracy is a book by sociologist Robert Michels, published in 1911 , and first introducing the concept of iron law of oligarchy...

 must work with each other to form coalition government
Coalition government
A coalition government is a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several political parties cooperate. The usual reason given for this arrangement is that no party on its own can achieve a majority in the parliament...

s. Since Morocco considers Western Sahara
Western Sahara
Western Sahara is a disputed territory in North Africa, bordered by Morocco to the north, Algeria to the northeast, Mauritania to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Its surface area amounts to . It is one of the most sparsely populated territories in the world, mainly...

 as part of its territory and administers large parts of it, the elections are also held there.

2006 fraud affair

On October 2006, as many as 67 people were arrested for election fraud allegations related to the September 8, 2006 polls. Among them there were 17 lawmakers (12 from the Assembly of Councillors and 5 from the Assembly of Representatives). It was the first time the Moroccan government made such arrests.

Latest elections

Party Seats Seats % Seat change Votes Votes %
Justice and Development Party
Justice and Development Party (Morocco)
The Justice and Development Party is the largest opposition political party in Morocco. The PJD advocates Islamism and Islamic democracy.-History:...

80 X 34
Istiqlal Party
Istiqlal Party
The Istiqlal or Independence Party is a political party in Morocco...

45 X 7
National rally of independents
National Rally of Independents
The National Rally of Independents is a political party in Morocco, founded in 1978 by former Prime Minister Ahmed Osman, husband of a sister of King Hassan II....

38 X 1
Authenticity and Modernity Party
Authenticity and Modernity Party
The Authenticity and Modernity Party is a Moroccan political party founded by former interior minister Fouad Ali El Himma on 10 August 2008. It is reportedly an attempt by King Mohammed VI's allies to create a strong political party to strengthen his power in Morocco.A number of political parties...

33 X 33
Socialist Union of Popular Forces
Socialist Union of Popular Forces
The Socialist Union of Popular Forces, USFP, is a social democratic political party in Morocco...

29 X 9
Popular movement
Popular Movement
The Popular Movement is a conservative liberal party in Morocco established in 1957 by the Berber Caid Mahjoubi Aherdane with help from Dr. Abdelkrim al-Khatib who founded later a splinter party that became the Justice and Development Party.The present party results from a 25 March 2006 merger...

22 X 19
Constitutional Union
Constitutional Union (Morocco)
The Constitutional Union is a liberal conservative political party in Morocco, aligned with the ruling monarchy.The party is a full member of Liberal International, which it joined at the latter's Dakar Congress in 2003....

15 X 12
Party of Progress and Socialism
Party of Progress and Socialism
The Party of Progress and Socialism is a political party in Morocco. The party was founded by Ali Yata in 1974.In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won 11 out of 325 seats...

  (PPS)
11 X 6
Labour party
Labour Party (Morocco)
The Labour Party is a political party in Morocco.In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party won 5 out of 325 seats. It won 4 out of 395 seats in the parliamentary election, held in 25 November 2011....

2 X 3
Party of Renewal and Equity
Party of Renewal and Equity
The Party of Renewal and Equity is a political party in Morocco.In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party won 4 out of 325 seats....

2 X 2
Democtratic and Social Movement
Democratic and Social Movement (Morocco)
The Democratic and Social Movement is a political party in Morocco.In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won 7 out of 325 seats. In the next parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party won 9 out of 325 seats....

 (MDS)
2 X 7
Environment and Development Party
Environment and Development Party
The Environment and Development Party was a political party in Morocco.In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won 2 out of 325 seats. In the next parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party won 2.9% of the votes and 5 out of 325 seats.It merged into the...

2 X 3
Al Ahd
Al Ahd
Al Ahd was a political party in Morocco.At the last legislative elections, 27 September 2002, the party won 5 out of 325 seats. In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party won together with the National Democratic Party 14 out of 325 seats.It merged into the Authenticity and...

 
2 X 12
Front of Democratic Forces
Front of Democratic Forces
The Front of Democratic Forces is a political party in Morocco.In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won 12 out of 325 seats. In the next parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party won 9 out of 325 seats....

1 X 8
Action Party
Action Party (Morocco)
The Action Party is a political party in Morocco.In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party did not win any seats....

 (PA)
1 X 1
Union and Democracy Party (PUD) 1 X 1
Party of Liberty and Social Justice
Party of Liberty and Social Justice
The Party of Liberty and Social Justice is a political party in Morocco.In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party did not win any seats....

 (PLJS)
1 X 1
Green Left Party  1 X 1
Socialist Party
Socialist Party (Morocco)
The Socialist Party is a political party in Morocco.In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party did win 2 out of 325 seats....

 (PS)
X X X
Moroccan Union for Democracy
Moroccan Union for Democracy
The Moroccan Union for Democracy is a political party in Morocco.In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party did win 2 out of 325 seats....

 (UMD)
X X X
Citizens' Forces
Citizens' Forces
The Citizens' Forces is a political party in Morocco.In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won 2 out of 325 seats. At the turning of 2005, it went into an alliance with the PJD....

 (PFC)
X X X
Party of Renaissance and Virtue
Party of Renaissance and Virtue
The Party of Renaissance and Virtue is a political party in Morocco.In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party won 1 out of 325 seats....

 (PRV)
X X X
National Congress Party
National Congress Party (Morocco)
The National Congress Party is a political party in Morocco.At the last legislative elections, 27 September 2002, the party won 1 out of 325 seats. In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party was part of the PADS–CNI–PSU Union, that won 6 seats....

 (PCNI)
X X X
Moroccan Liberal Party
Moroccan Liberal Party
The Liberal Moroccan Party is a political party in Morocco.It was established in March 2002 as a splinter from the Constitutional Union Party by the attorney Mohammed Ziane, former delegate Minister for Human Rights in the Abdellatif Filali government, 1994-1998.In the parliamentary election held...

 (PLM)
X X X
Social Centre Party
Social Centre Party
The Social Centre Party is a political party in Morocco.During the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party did not win any seats....

 (PCS)
X X X
Reform and Development Party
Reform and Development Party
The Reform and Development Party is a political party in Morocco.In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won 3 out of 325 seats. In the next parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party did not win any seats....

 (PRD)
X X X
National Democratic Party
National Democratic Party (Morocco)
The National Democratic Party is a political party in Morocco.At the last legislative elections, 27 September 2002, the party won 12 out of 325 seats. In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party won together with the Al Ahd 14 out of 325 seats.It decided to merge into the...

X X X
Party of Hope
Party of Hope
The Party of Hope is a political party in Morocco.In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party did not win any seats....

 (PE)
X X X
Democratic Society Party (PSD) X X X
Democratic Independence Party
Democratic Independence Party
The Democratic Independence Party is a political party in Morocco established in 1946, initially a splinter group from Istiqlal Party, the party lost its 2 last seats at the 2007 elections....

(PDI)
X X X
Independents X X X
Total (turnout 45%) 288/395 73%

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